maayad

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *ma?-/*miʔ- (to be wet) from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Compare Aasax maʔa, Dahalo maʔa; also Egyptian mw, Hebrew מים‎ (máyim),
Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ‎ (mayyā) and Somali maanyo.


Noun

maayad f (plural maayado m)

  1. tide
  2. flood
  3. flow / gurgling / stream of the water


Reference
  • Annarita Puglielli; Cabdalla Cumar Mansuur (2012) , “maayad”, in Qamuuska af-Soomaaliga, →ISBN, page 581
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